STATES WITH RISING UNEMPLOYMENT: 9
STATES WITH DECLINING UNEMPLOYMENT: 13
STATES WITH UNCHANGED UNEMPLOYMENT: 2
LOWEST: ARKANSAS & VIRGINIA – 3.9%
HIGHEST – ILLINOIS – 6.6%
STATE – UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (PREVIOUS)*
ALABAMA – 6.1% (6.2%)
ARKANSAS – 3.9% (4.0%)
CALIFORNIA – 5.3% (5.4%)
DELAWARE – 4.2% (4.4%)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – 6.4% (6.5%)
FLORIDA – 4.8% (4.9%)
GEORGIA – 5.5% (5.5%)
ILLINOIS – 6.6% (6.5%)
KENTUCKY – 5.3% (5.6%)
LOUISIANA – 6.3% (6.1%)
MARYLAND – 4.6% (4.7%)
MASSACHUSETTS – 4.2% (4.4%)
MICHIGAN – 4.8% (4.8%)
MISSISSIPPI – 6.0% (6.3%)
MISSOURI – 4.3% (4.2%)
NEW YORK – 4.9% (4.8%)
NORTH CAROLINA – 5.4% (5.5%)
OHIO – 5.2% (5.1%)
OKLAHOMA – 4.5% (4.4%)
PENNSYLVANIA – 5.3% (4.9%)
SOUTH CAROLINA – 5.8% (5.7%)
TENNESSEE – 4.3% (4.5%)
TEXAS – 4.4% (4.3%)
VIRGINIA – 3.9% (4.0%)
*Previous month in parentheses.
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